Current local time in Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver is on Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8), moving to UTC−7 for daylight saving time. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Pacific Standard TimeIANA: America/Vancouver
- UTC offset
- UTC−8 / UTC−7standard / daylight saving
- Next clock change
- None scheduledNo daylight saving here
- Sunrise · Sunset today
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- Country
- CanadaNorth America
- Population
- 662,000city proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +1currency: Dollar (CAD)
- Coordinates
- 49.25° N, 123.12° WNorthern Hemisphere
The sun in Vancouver today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Vancouver
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Vancouver | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 8h ahead | 1h |
| US New York | --:-- | 3h ahead | 6h |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | same time | 9h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 9h ahead | None |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 11h ahead | None |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 12h 30m ahead | None |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 15h ahead | None |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 15h ahead | None |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 16h ahead | 1h |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 16h ahead | 1h |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 17h ahead | 2h |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 4h ahead | 5h |
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Best time to call Vancouver
Open in meeting planner →Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.
Daylight saving time in Vancouver
Vancouver switches between Pacific Standard Time (UTC−8) and Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7). Upcoming changes:
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Vancouver
Canada is wide enough to use 6 different standard times, from UTC−8 to UTC−3:30; Vancouver uses UTC−8.
Sunrise and sunset in Vancouver, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:07 | 16:24 | 8h 17m |
| February | 07:43 | 17:08 | 9h 25m |
| March | 06:55 | 17:54 | 11h 00m |
| April | 06:49 | 19:42 | 12h 53m |
| May | 05:50 | 20:28 | 14h 38m |
| June | 05:11 | 21:09 | 15h 57m |
| July | 05:11 | 21:21 | 16h 10m |
| August | 05:44 | 20:53 | 15h 09m |
| September | 06:28 | 19:56 | 13h 28m |
| October | 07:12 | 18:52 | 11h 40m |
| November | 08:00 | 17:51 | 9h 51m |
| December | 08:46 | 17:17 | 8h 31m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 16h 15m of daylight (sunrise 05:06, sunset 21:21). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 8h 11m.
Nearby cities
Straight-line distance and time difference
How long from Vancouver?
All 8 ways to travel →Questions about time in Vancouver
What time zone is Vancouver in?
Vancouver uses the America/Vancouver time zone (Pacific Standard Time, PST), UTC−8, and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), UTC−7, in summer.
Does Vancouver observe daylight saving time?
Yes.
What is the time difference between Vancouver and New York?
Right now New York is 3h ahead of Vancouver. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because the two places switch daylight saving time on different dates.
What is the time difference between Vancouver and London?
London is 8h ahead of Vancouver right now. Office hours overlap for about 1 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Vancouver?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 05:06 and sets about 21:21 (16h 15m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 09:05 and sets about 17:16 (8h 11m).
Answers reflect the rules in force when this page was built; the live clock and next change above always use the current rules in your browser.